CVEs / CVE-2023-45249
CVE-2023-45249: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) Insecure Default Password Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 29 Jul 2024
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 53.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) allows an unauthenticated user to execute commands remotely due to the use of default passwords.
Description
Remote command execution due to use of default passwords. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.0.1-61, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.1.1-71, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.2.1-69, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.3.1-53, Acronis Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) before build 5.4.4-132.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure | from unspecified, before 5.0.1-61 | 5.0.1-61 |
| Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure | from unspecified, before 5.1.1-71 | 5.1.1-71 |
| Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure | from unspecified, before 5.2.1-69 | 5.2.1-69 |
| Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure | from unspecified, before 5.3.1-53 | 5.3.1-53 |
| Acronis Acronis Cyber Infrastructure | from unspecified, before 5.4.4-132 | 5.4.4-132 |
| acronis cyber_infrastructure | before 5.0.1-61 | 5.0.1-61 |
| acronis cyber_infrastructure | from 5.1.1, before 5.1.1-71 | 5.1.1-71 |
| acronis cyber_infrastructure | from 5.2.1, before 5.2.1-69 | 5.2.1-69 |
| acronis cyber_infrastructure | from 5.3.1, before 5.3.1-53 | 5.3.1-53 |
| acronis cyber_infrastructure | from 5.4.4, before 5.4.4-132 | 5.4.4-132 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 29 Jul 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 19 Aug 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-1393 |
References
- CVE-2023-45249 on NVD
- CVE-2023-45249 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-6452 (cited by CISA)
- https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-6452 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.securityweek.com/acronis-product-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/ Press/Media Coverage
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-45249 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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